CGI · 8 hours ago
Storage Engineer
Knoxville, TN
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$80K/yr - $154K/yrCGI is a leading IT and business consulting services firm, and they are seeking a Storage Engineer to work in cross-functional environments with clients and partners. The role involves providing technical expertise in storage technologies, supporting infrastructure components, and ensuring operational soundness of solutions.
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Responsibilities
Understand and convey customer needs and provide recommendations to other storage professionals
Translate requirements into technical and systems specifications and configurations
Provide technical analysis to ensure solutions are operationally sound
Act as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for NetApp StorageGRID technology — including deployment, administration, and support
Demonstrate expert technical capabilities across a wide array of NetApp products, third-party applications, SAN/NAS, EMC, Cisco/Nexus, Linux, and related systems
Perform complex technical work, including administration, configuration, deployments, proof of concepts, and documentation
Support infrastructure components across storage, network, and server environments
Provide multiple tiers of technical support (1st, 2nd, and 3rd line)
Present technical solutions and recommendations to Engineering and Operations teams
Conduct testing on NetApp hardware and software suites, documenting results and findings
Participate in evaluation and adoption of new storage technologies and software releases
Fully document technical solutions — including logical/physical system diagrams, data flow diagrams, test plans, and as-built documentation
Qualification
Required
Deep expertise in NetApp Technologies, including C-DOT, ONTAP, 7-Mode, OnCommand, HWU, SmartSolve, ActiveIQ, and StorageGRID
Experience with racking, stacking, cabling, and hardware deployment for various NetApp storage cluster models and switches
ONTAP Core knowledge is essential
Strong working knowledge of Unix and Windows operating systems
Understanding of NAS, SAN, NIS, DFS, CIFS, NFS, and Active Directory concepts
Proven experience in storage capacity planning and storage monitoring
Hands-on experience delivering data migration, storage monitoring, and application deployment projects
Practical experience with cloud storage, infrastructure, and enterprise operations systems
Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
Proficiency with VMware, NAS/SAN support, and automation/scripting (Python, PowerShell, Bash)
Excellent written, verbal, and collaboration skills
Preferred
Experience with FC datastores on VMware — Dell Unity experience preferred (source environments)
Experience with container technologies such as Docker or Kubernetes
Familiarity with NFS conversion from FC
OpenShift experience is a plus
DII operations exposure preferred
Active or eligible security clearance helpful but not mandatory
Benefits
Competitive compensation with profit participation program
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
Basic life and accidental death & dismemberment insurance
401(k) plan with matching contributions and CGI share purchase program
Paid vacation (10–20 days per year, based on experience and tenure)
80 hours of floating holidays per year for personal observances
At least 80 hours of paid sick/safe leave, adjusted per local/state laws
Paid parental leave (20–70 business days depending on circumstances)
Bereavement leave (1–7 days based on relationship)
Paid jury duty leave (as required)
Learning and tuition assistance programs
Comprehensive wellness and well-being programs
Company
CGI
CGI is an IT and business consulting services firm that offers consulting, cyber security, cloud, and IT services.
Founded in 1976
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$1.2B2025-03-12Post Ipo Debt· $650M
2024-09-03Post Ipo Debt· $550.87M
1998-10-06IPO
Leadership Team
François Boulanger
President and Chief Executive Officer at CGI
Raymond McMann
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